Folding display container



Feb. 11, 1930. A. J. TANNER FOLDING DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed Oct. 20,1927 Patented Feb. l l 193% UNITED Jiijf LMGJZT PATENT FOLDING DISPLAYCONTAINER Application filed October 20, 192?. Serial No. 227,368.

The present invention relates to folding boxes used for packing,displaying and dispensing merchandise and one object of the invention,amongst others. is to provide a simple and eilicient box which can beproduced at a comparatively low cost. It will be understood thatdifferent kinds of merchandise require various constructions of a box soas to form a sufficiently rigid container to serve as an efficientpacking means besides serving as a counter dlsplay and dispensnigmedium. 7

According to the present invention, the box is so designed that'it maybe readily applied for packing either light or comparatively heavyarticles and in all forms of the box the merchandise is thoroughlydisplayed and accessible so that the articles may be dispensed from thebox with facility.

go The construct-ion of the improved box is simple being composed of a.single blank cut from a sheet of paper board. The blank when foldedprovides a container; which when set up for display, has an open top andpartly open front through which the contents are both visible andaccessible. Means are provided for closing the open top and front of thebox and which means are utillzed as a display or advertising medium whenthe box is opened. Said closure means for the box may be a separate partof the box or an integral part thereof and the invention will be shownand described as applied to both forms.

Heretofore. boxes of the present type have been proposed and in previousinstances the ends of the blank are glued together to form the box.Often it is difficult to perform this gluing operation because of theshape of the blank and furthermore,the gluing operation requires anexpensive machine so that the operation may be effected at a consistentcost. The blank for the present box is so designed that it can be unitedto form the box without the use of any gluing and as another advantage,the blank is so designed that it may be cut from sheet stock with theminimum amount of waste.

The box or container hereinafter described and claimed is an improvementin or modification of the construction which forms the subject matter ofLetters Patent of the United States No. 1,679,923 dated August 7, 1928.The chief improvements now introduced are firstly, the elimination ofthe gluing operation in the assembling of the box and secondly, theprovision of improved means which are employed both for closing the opentop and front of the box and as an advertising medium. i

The invention will be hereinafter fully described with reference to theaccompany ing drawi ngs,-wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view showingone Y form of the improved box;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing another form of closure means forthe box and Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the blank from whicheither form of box may be constructed.

Referring to said drawings, the improved box is composed of theblankshown in Figure 3, and this blank is divided into a number ofportions by means of the usual scoring lines or creases which throughoutthe drawing are designated by the reference letter a. In order that theconstruction may be thoroughly understood, the various portions of theblank are designated by the same reference numerals in the set upfigures and whereby said portions maybe readily identified. The blankhas a main part which will be termed the body and this body is dividedinto three portions; namely. the side portions 12 and the intermediateportion 3. Extending laterally from the end portions are thesubstantially lL-shaped portions i and these latter portions areprovided with the slots 5. The portions 6 and 7 extend respectively fromthe top and bottom of the body of the blank in alignment with theintermediate portion 3. The extension 7 is continued by means ofrestricted portion 8 and the end portion 9. and which portion 7, inconjunction with the flaps 10 extending'from the portions 1-2 form thebottom of the container when set up.

In setting up the box, the first operation is to fold the portions onthe lines a: so that the end portions 4 are brought together and theslots are engaged so to unite and retain the said ends together. Thenext operation is to fold the tongues 10 inwardly and following thisoperation, the portion 7 is folded to form the bottom of the container.The restricted portion 8 is folded upwardly against the outside of thewall formed by the portions 4 and finally the end portion 9 is foldeddownwardly behind said wall. The portion 6 is then folded inwardly anddownwardly to form a reenforcement or lining at the back of thecontainer. The container so formed has a completely open top and partlyopen front. The end portions 1 together form the complete front andwhich front is defined by the flanges 11 on each side of the opening.The folded over portions 8 and 9 assist in holding the box in its foldedcondition and also effectually reenforce what would otherwise be a weakpart of the box.

The means employed for closing the front of the box consists of aseparate panel 12 which is adapted to slide behind the flanges 11against the contents, and to close the open top of the box a separateshallow telescopic cover of the usual kind (not shown) may be employedwith best advantage. The complete box so formed is very rigid and firmand may be employed for packing loose goods which are not packed inindividual cartons. hen the box is opened for display, the panel 12 isshifted to the position shown in Figure 1 wherein it will operate as anefficient display or advertising medium. The back wall of the box,formed by the portion 3, has means for retaining the card in an erectposition and said means consist of a pair of radius slots 13 whichreceive the lower corners or end of the card to hold it firmly in astraight position.

In Figure 2, a slightly modified box is shown, and in this instance theconstruction isprecisely the same as the box shown by Figure 1 with theexception that the closure means 12 is made longer and folded to coverboth the top and front of the box. When it is desired to utilize thisclosure means as a display card it is doubled and the bottom cornersthereof are engaged in the slots 13.

' It will be understood that the folded in back lining may also bedispensed with when the box is used for packing some kinds ofmerchandise. It must, however, be noted that this lining effectuallystiifens the box and forms a better support for the display card andbesides this the material of which the box is composed, being printed onone side only, the folded in face of the doubled back wall bearsprinting so that the box will remain attractive even when part of thecontents of the box are removed therefrom. c

It may be gathered from the foregoing description of the invention thatone of the es sential features thereof is the construction andarrangement of the bottom of the box.

In practice this feature is an'important one for it insures that thebottom is effectually held in position against accidental opening of thebottom due to the weight of the contents of the box. This feature may beemployed with other forms of boxes having an open front similar to thebox described herein. Another important feature is the means for unitingthe ends of the blank together to form the receptacle of the box, and itshould be understood this feature may be applied to boxes that areshaped other than rectangular as shown, for example, the box may besubstantially wedge shape having a front of less width than the back.

Modifications, other than those herein mentioned, may be made incarrying out the invention hereinbefore described, and it is to beunderstood any modification coming fairly' within the terms of theappended claims shall be covered thereby.

I claim 1. A folding container having an open top and an open front,said container being composed of a blank having a central and sidesections, substantially lL-shaped end sections extending laterally fromsaid side sections, said end sections when folded inwardly toward eachother forming said open front with a flange at each side thereof, asection depending from said central section arranged to form the bottomof said container, said bottom forming section having the free endthereof arranged to be folded over said end sections whereby said bottomis held in place, separate closure means for said open front retentivelyheld in the closing position against said flanges and a sectionextending upwardly from said central section being arranged to fold toprovide a double back wall for the container.

2. A. folding container composed of a blank having central and sidesections, substantially L-shaped end sections extending laterally fromsaid side sections, said end sections being folded inwardly towards eachother forming an open front with side flanges, an extension dependingfrom said central section arranged to form the bottom of the container,said extension having the free end thereof arranged to be folded oversaid end sections whereby said bottom is held in place and closure meansfor said open front arranged to be retentively held between said flangesand the contents of the container.

' Signed at New Haven, county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, this18th day of October, 1927.

ARNOLD J. TANNER.

